counting down..

it almost felt like it was only yesterday that i delivered my twin girls but reality is, it has been 11 weeks and next week, on 1st September 2010, my girls are turning 3months.. time passed real fast!

although i would love to stay home longer and spend more time with the girls and the fact that they now know how to respond to me with the oooohs and aaaaahs and the occassional gaga-gagas, i know work's been waiting for me out there and the company needs me due to some reisgnation along the way. since i had been missing from the workforce since late April due to the my complications in the pregnancy, i think it's only fair that i stick to my initial decision of taking 14 weeks of maternity leave, leaving the 2 more weeks for other times when i desperately need it.

i know i have blogged less these few months but trust me, mothering twins is not an easy task at all. you never know how it is until you face it. i have to admit that the first 4weeks was horrendous, waking up every 2 hours every single night for milk feeds and their cryings that took place at daytime and night time.. i got a culture shocked, no doubt about it. to make things worst, there's Daniyal who craved for every little equal attention we showed to the twins and at times, want to do his 'brother' acts by wanting to carry the twins and simply put them to bed. However, as he is prone to pinch the girls' cheeks (cos they are simply irresistable) we allow him to do his 'brotherly' business only under our watchful eyes, much to his displeasure!

if their 1st month was horrendous, their 2nd month was even worst! at 6weeks they had to be admitted to KKH due to bronchiliotis. little wonder how they got it because both me and mom (the only caregivers in the family) were down with flu and all but we still cared for them despite being unwell and ignored our medication (simply because there were no time to consume them and they caused drowsiness).. i spent 5 nights in KKH, refusing to even leave them and always want to be by their side.. thank god, the nurses at KKH were a helpful lot :) after the hectic 5nights, they were given the green light to be discharged. after that, i was a hygiene freak and would screamed when whoever touches the girls with very dirrrty hands, Daniyal and Hub included!! I don't want my girls (and Daniyal) to be hospitalised again because the experience itself is torturing for both them and me.. :(

things are getting better and improving now. they still ask for more milk now, i guess, its part and parcel of growing up :) but now that they are very responsive, it's very FUN to chat with them.. especially when you put the both of them together and it's funny how they both take turns to reply to our rantings.. (",) the best part was, watching them swim.. especially Aada who loves to swim but refused to share the tub with Aura.. tsk..tsk..

this Ramadhan (fasting month) has been very challenging for me especially during the daytime where i need to bathe not 1 but 2 of them, feed not 1 but 2 babies, put not 1 but 2 of them to sleep.. prepare not 1 but 3 of them for Hari Raya.. hur hur!

my life is tumultous at the moment, but it's sure is getting better.. (",)